Category: family history
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One family history TV show ends, another starts
The latest series of Who Do You Think You Are finished last night with Tracey Emin discovering her gipsy roots. Available on iPlayer until 10pm 19th October (2011). So the Yesterday channel has timed a new family history programme well, starting next week. With the title ‘Find My Past’, this is closely connected to the genealogy website of that name, which says: “Each week, we take three members of the public on a journey to discover how they are related to someone from a significant historical » »
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Booth’s London survey south of the river
Last night’s Who Do You Think You Are? kicked off with Len Goodman checking out his Bethnal Green roots, and the area’s living conditions through Booth’s survey into life and labour in London (1886-1903). I’ve had the start of a short item on Booth’s survey lurking here for months, so a good time to get it out and give it some attention. Len Goodman’s episode was available on iPlayer. For starters, a link to the London School of Economics website on Booth’s survey. You » »
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Cutlock and Co found live and well
Cutlock and Co has been live on its new system, firmly in place at www.cutlock.co.uk, for a few days now. There’s been a little tweaking of the design, and more messing around behind the scenes, giving a few more options. The most obvious new option is the advertising, hopefully not too intrusive. Less obvious is a new full list of all ‘posts’ – articles like this rather than the subject pages which can be found using the menu bar at the top of the site. » »
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Two weeks of freebies from Ancestry
I promise that Cutlock & Co isn’t going to turn into a plugging site, but here’s another item about offerings from Ancestry worth noting. For a couple of weeks from today, 1st October, they are giving free access to some of their most popular collections from around the world, alongside a series of quick tutorials to help you make the most of them. (At 1st October, I can’t see where these tutorials might be, but they are usually quite good for beginners.) Ancestry is releasing a » »
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Update tree software and Ancestry sub too
A few days ago I wrote about the new version of Family Tree Maker, the software connected with the Ancestry site but which can be used stand-alone. Today Amazon has remarkably good discounts for advance order – it’s due out 14th October in the UK. The ‘World Edition’ is at the cheapest I remember seeing it, at £64-02* against a list price of just over a hundred pounds. (The 2011 version is not as low.) Here’s the link: Family Tree Maker 2012 World Edition (PC). » »
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Site stats can help in odd ways
Sometimes I feel I get a bit obsessed with checking the statistics on this site. I like to see what visitors are searching for and what pages they read (or at least visit). This can be useful though – allowing me to respond quickly to my new Cullum cousin recently for instance. The stats can also prompt a tweak in the content, making me realise I haven’t quite got the content up to date or clear enough to answer a search phrase. And sometimes a search » »